grace note - An extra note for embellishment, not necessary for the harmony or melody. absolute music, abstract music, pure music - Absolute music (abstract music, pure music) is music for its own sakeâconcerned only with structure, melody, harmony, and rhythm.
Atrophic Pancreas. Atrophic pancreas is the wasting away of the pancreas usually from chronic pancreatitis or CP. CP is further defined as an inflammatory disease that is advanced and described by permanent morphologic changes and gradual formation of excessive fibrous tissue replacement of the gland.
atrophic cirrhosis cirrhosis in which the liver is decreased in size; it may be seen in the alcoholic, but is more common in posthepatic or postnecrotic cirrhosis. biliary cirrhosis cirrhosis caused by obstruction or infection of the major extra- or intrahepatic bile ducts (except in primary biliary cirrhosis). It is marked by jaundice, abdominal pain, steatorrhea, and enlargement of the liver and spleen.